Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was on Friday swon in as Karnataka Chief Minister, three days after the fall of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, bringing the state back under saffron rule yet again. At a ceremony boycotted by the Congress and the JD(S), the 76-year-old leader, who becomes the 25 chief minister of the state, was administered the oath of office and

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka chief B S Yeddyurappa has reverted to the earlier English spelling of his name B S Yediyurappa, apparently influenced by numerology. The change became public on Friday in his letter to Governor Vajubhai Vala, staking claim to form the government, and later, in the official invitation for the swearing-in ceremony of the BJP leader as Karnataka chief minister. There are

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaybhaskar has ordered all departmental Secretaries to put on hold the orders given by caretaker Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in July. "B S Yeddyurappa has given directions suggesting all Dept Secretaries to put on hold the orders given by care-taker Chief Minister (HD Kumaraswamy) in July, till they are looked into by Chief Secretary or Dept

New Delhi, Jul 26: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje on Friday asserted that BS Yeddyurappa, who will take oath as Karnataka chief minister in the evening, enjoys the support of a majority of MLAs in the state assembly and he will provide a stable government. Speaking to reporters, Karandlaje, a former minister in the state and considered a Yeddyurappa loyalist, refuted suggestions that the BJP central

Bengaluru, Jul 26: The KarnatakaCongress on Friday said that BJP state President B.S.Yeddyurappa (BSY) had used his excellent horse-trading skills to subvert democracy and come to power. The Congress charge came minutes after the Raj Bhawanannounced that Yeddyurappa would be sworn in as the new chief minister of the state later in the day. "Corruption icon and former jail bird Shri BSY has used

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Ahead of BS Yeddyurappa's swear-in ceremony as the Chief Minister of Karnataka later today, the state wing of Congress has called the BJP leader a "corruption icon" and a "former jail bird." Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the 25th Chief Minister of the state at 6 pm and will have to prove majority in the Assembly by July 31. "Corruption Icon and Former Jail Bird BS

Bengaluru,Jul 26: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala, who has invited BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the government today, has given one week’s time to prove his majority in the Legislative Assembly. According to official sources, the Governor, while inviting Yeddyurappa to take oath of office at the Glass House in Rajbhavan this evening, asked him to prove his majority in the house before

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Friday said he will be sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka by governor Vajubhai Vala at 6pm. "I have requested governor to administer me oath between 6pm and 6.15pm as the chief minister, he has agreed and given me a letter," Yeddyurappa told reporters after meeting the governor at Raj Bhavan here. Stating that he will take oath

Belagavi, Jul 26: Senior Congress leader and former Minister Satish Jarkiholi today said that Jarkiholi family was not responsible for fall of the Congress-JDS Coalition government in Karnataka as alleged by some section of ruling party leaders. "However, he was quick enough to state that "it was one of the factor that led to fall of Government," he added. Speaking to newsmen here on Friday

Bengaluru, Jul 26: Shortly after BJP state chief BS Yeddyurappa announced that he is going to take oath as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka, party workers reached his residence to celebrate the saffron party's come back to power in the state. "People of Karnataka are very happy today. Yeddyurappa is a fighter and is now going to take the oath for the fourth time. 14 months before, the unholy